Paying taxes: Time in Dominica

Dominica: Paying taxes: Time was 117 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
117 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 187 countries
All-time high
147 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
117 hours per year
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Dominica, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 147 hours per year2006: 147 hours per year2007: 147 hours per year2008: 117 hours per year2009: 117 hours per year2010: 117 hours per year2011: 117 hours per year2012: 117 hours per year2013: 117 hours per year2014: 117 hours per year2015: 117 hours per year2016: 117 hours per year2017: 117 hours per year2018: 117 hours per year2019: 117 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Dominica recorded 117 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Dominica peaked at 147 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 117 hours per year, in 2008.

That places Dominica 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 135 hours per year 117 hours per year 147 hours per year 5
2010s 117 hours per year 117 hours per year 117 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 157 Cyprus 119.5 hours per year compare
  2. 158 Netherlands 119 hours per year compare
  3. 158 North Macedonia 119 hours per year compare
  4. 161 United Kingdom 114 hours per year compare
  5. 162 Saint Lucia 110 hours per year compare
  6. 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Dominica?
Paying taxes: time in Dominica was 117 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 147 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 117 hours per year in 2008.
How does Dominica rank for paying taxes: time?
Dominica ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.